27 Quotes by Gina Nolan

She had a huge bump, but she wasn't sure what hit her. It swelled up when she was out there. She didn't want to come out of the game because she's such a tough kid. It was big (losing her at that point).

She might be a freshman in class but not on the basketball floor. She plays with the same intensity that any upperclassmen does.

Only two teams, the third place and state champion, go out with a win. I think we surpassed what many people thought we could accomplish.

Only two teams finish the season with a win -- the team that wins the state title and the third-place finisher. The fact that we ended up where we did, I think we surpassed what many people thought we could accomplish. That's a credit to our girls.

I was impressed with our balance tonight. A lot of kids stepped up and contributed.

I thought she did a great job. She really played great defense tonight.

I thought our defense was the key for us tonight. We talked about that before the game. We knew that was going to be the key for us. The last time we played them, (Kate) Norton and (Melissa) Olsen combined for 25 points.

I think for us offensively, our catalyst has been our defense, and so to get some steals or a break off the rebound, we play best when we do that.

I was really pleased with our second-half defense. I expected better and they came out in the second half and it all came down to communicating better on the floor.